soft mud about the roots, then the upper half of 

 hole is filled with perfectly dry soil. The plant does 

 not wilt at all, and that is owing to the fact that 

 there is no moisture on the surface of ground for 

 the sun to bake or steam. There is no interruption 

 in the growth as the moisture about the roots evap- 

 orates so slowly. This first watering is the only one 

 the plant ever gets. 



When transplanting shrubs or trees it is well to 

 tie a little piece of tape on the southern side of the 

 plant before removing it, then when replanting, place 

 it in the same relation it formerly had to the sun. 

 If you forget the tape you can generally tell the 

 relation it held with the compass by its leaves — 

 the leaf face is turned to the south, the back to the 

 north. After proceeding as I've already told, when 

 the hole is entirely filled about the tree or shrub, 

 raise a circular ridge about the stem, forming a 

 basin to catch the first rain which falls. 



If ants proceed to build their " castles in Spain " 

 about the trunk of a transplanted tree, try mixing 

 Paris green with sugar and sprinkle it mercilessly 

 about their turrets. There is a time to be kind and 

 a time to kill. I'm not a murderer by nature and 

 I'm generally tender-hearted toward all humble 



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